WO2014136439A1 - 液体収容体収容容器、液体供給装置、及び液体噴射装置 - Google Patents

液体収容体収容容器、液体供給装置、及び液体噴射装置 Download PDF

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WO2014136439A1
WO2014136439A1 PCT/JP2014/001182 JP2014001182W WO2014136439A1 WO 2014136439 A1 WO2014136439 A1 WO 2014136439A1 JP 2014001182 W JP2014001182 W JP 2014001182W WO 2014136439 A1 WO2014136439 A1 WO 2014136439A1
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保則 小池
浩之 依田
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セイコーエプソン株式会社
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Priority to BR112015021927A priority patent/BR112015021927A2/pt
Priority to RU2015142540A priority patent/RU2619026C2/ru
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge
    • B41J2/17509—Whilst mounted in the printer

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  • the present invention relates to, for example, a liquid ejecting apparatus such as an ink jet printer, a liquid supply apparatus for supplying a liquid such as ink to the liquid ejecting apparatus, and a liquid container provided in the liquid supply apparatus and containing a liquid such as ink.
  • a liquid ejecting apparatus such as an ink jet printer
  • a liquid supply apparatus for supplying a liquid such as ink to the liquid ejecting apparatus
  • a liquid container provided in the liquid supply apparatus and containing a liquid such as ink.
  • an ink jet printer that performs printing by ejecting ink from a recording head to a sheet or the like is known as a type of liquid ejecting apparatus.
  • a configuration has been proposed in which an external ink supply device (liquid supply device) is connected in order to continuously and stably supply the ink to the printer head when performing a relatively large amount of printing. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • Such an external ink supply apparatus includes a large-capacity ink pack and an ink supply tube that connects the ink pack and an ink tank attached to the cartridge attachment portion of the printer main body. Then, the ink in the ink pack is supplied to the ink tank of the printer main body through the ink supply tube and then supplied to the printer head.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the problems existing in such prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid container storage container, a liquid supply device, and a liquid injection device that can easily draw a tube around.
  • a liquid container storage container that solves the above problems includes a container main body that stores a liquid container that stores a liquid, and a guide portion that guides a tube connected to the liquid container on the inner side surface of the container main body. Is provided.
  • the tube can be guided in the container body by the guide portion, the tube can be easily pulled around in the container body.
  • the side wall of the container body is provided with an insertion portion into which the tube can be inserted, and the tube passing through the guide portion is provided outside the container body via the insertion portion. It is preferable to go out.
  • the tube guided by the guide portion can be taken out of the container body via the insertion portion.
  • a plurality of the liquid containers are accommodated side by side in the container main body, and a plurality of tubes are inserted into the container main body from the insertion portion corresponding to the liquid containers.
  • a plurality of the guide portions are provided in correspondence with the plurality of tubes.
  • the plurality of tubes can be guided by the guide portion.
  • the lengths of the respective guide portions are preferably different from each other depending on the distance from the liquid container to which the respective tubes to be guided are connected to the insertion portion.
  • each tube can be guided by each guide part, without extending each tube more than necessary. Furthermore, the exposure of each tube from each guide can be shortened.
  • the container main body includes an edge member constituting a peripheral portion of an opening for receiving the liquid container, and the edge member covers the guide portion.
  • the edge member covers the guide portion, the tube guided by the guide portion can be protected.
  • the edge member is provided with an insertion portion through which the tube on the liquid container side can be inserted.
  • the tube can be easily connected to the liquid container by inserting the tube into the insertion portion.
  • the edge member preferably includes a support portion for supporting the liquid container.
  • the liquid container can be supported by the support portion.
  • the guide portion be provided with a dropout suppressing portion for suppressing the dropout of the tube from the guide portion.
  • the dropout suppressing portion can suppress dropout of the tube from the guide portion.
  • the inner side surface of the container main body has a supplement portion that supplements the dropped tube.
  • the dropped tube can be complemented by the supplement.
  • the guide portion has a support portion for supporting the tube.
  • the side wall of the container body is preferably configured by combining a plurality of divided members.
  • the side wall of the container body can be easily formed.
  • the mounting strength in the case of mounting the liquid container storage container to the image forming apparatus or the like can be improved.
  • the work for attaching the side wall of the liquid container storage container to the side wall of the image forming apparatus or the like can be easily performed by the screw.
  • a liquid supply apparatus for solving the above problems includes the liquid container housing container having the above configuration, the liquid container housed in the container main body, and the tube connected to the liquid container.
  • the liquid of the liquid container contained in the container body can be supplied through the tube.
  • the liquid ejecting apparatus which solves the said subject provided the liquid ejecting head which can inject the liquid supplied via the said tube of the liquid supply apparatus of the said structure on a target.
  • the liquid supplied through the tube of the liquid supply device can be jetted from the liquid jet head to the target.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image forming system of an embodiment.
  • the perspective view which shows the state when the automatic document feeder in the same image formation system is opened.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the image forming system.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a container main body in the case of the ink supply device of the image forming system. The side view when the inside of the container body is seen from the left side.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the main body case of the ink jet printer of the image forming system as viewed from the right side.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a bonded portion of the ink supply device and the ink jet printer in the image forming system.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus of the image forming system as viewed from the left side.
  • the principal part expanded sectional view of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the connection state with the cap and connection tube in an ink introduction needle.
  • the perspective view of FIG. The side view of the ink bag in which the ink lead-out part was formed.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an ink container.
  • the disassembled perspective view of the ink container The disassembled perspective view when it sees FIG. 16 from the other side.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing an engaged state of the first support member and the ink lead-out portion.
  • FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing a state when an ink introduction needle is connected to the ink lead-out portion of the ink container.
  • FIG. 5 is a partially broken perspective view showing the inside of the ink supply device as viewed from the front side.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modified example of an image forming system. The perspective view of the pedestal of the image formation system. The cross-sectional perspective view which shows the state when the said base is mounted
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modified example of an image forming system.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modified example of an image forming system.
  • FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where the ink outlet tube of the modified example is covered by the cover member.
  • the image forming system 11 includes an ink jet printer 12 as an example of a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects ink (liquid) and an image forming apparatus having a reading device 13 that reads an original G (medium). And an ink supply device 15 as an example of a liquid supply device for supplying ink to the ink jet printer 12.
  • the reading device 13 is disposed on the ink jet printer 12.
  • the reading device 13 has a reading surface 13a at its upper end for reading the document G.
  • An auto document feeder 16 is disposed on the reading device 13 so as to be able to open and close the reading surface 13 a.
  • the auto document feeder 16 sequentially feeds a plurality of stacked originals G onto the reading surface 13a while reversing the originals one by one.
  • the ink supply device 15 is disposed on the left side of the ink jet printer 12. That is, the ink supply device 15 is disposed on the left side of the ink jet printer 12 (image forming apparatus 14) so as to be aligned with the ink jet printer 12 in the left-right direction.
  • the ink supply device 15 contains a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) substantially rectangular ink containers 17 as an example of a liquid container in which the ink is contained, and a liquid container housing for containing the respective ink containers 17. And a case 18 as an example of a container.
  • the case 18 has a container main body 20 having a rectangular box-like shape with a bottom at the top and a lid 21 covering the opening 19 so as to open and close. Have.
  • the container body 20 and the lid 21 are both made of a synthetic resin material.
  • ink containers 17 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction.
  • the four ink containers 17 contain cyan ink, magenta ink, yellow ink, and black ink in this order from the rear side to the front side.
  • the ink container 17 of the frequently used black ink is disposed on the foremost side in the container body 20.
  • the case 18 is detachably attached to the left side surface of the ink jet printer 12 (image forming apparatus 14) so that the top surface of the case 18 is flush with the reading surface 13a when the lid 21 is closed.
  • “equal in height” includes, in addition to the fact that the heights are the same, the case where the difference in height is within 2 cm mail. And in this embodiment, the height of case 18 is 5 mm lower than the height of reading surface 13a.
  • the ink jet printer 12 is provided with a substantially rectangular main body case 25 which is long in the left-right direction.
  • a support base 26 for supporting a sheet P as an example of a target described later is provided at a central portion in the main body case 25 .
  • a recording head 28 as an example of a liquid jet head is supported so as to be exposed from the lower surface of the carriage 27.
  • the recording head 28 faces the support 26.
  • the recording head 28 ejects ink from a plurality of nozzles (not shown) to the sheet P conveyed from the rear side to the front side on the support base 26 while the carriage 27 moves in the lateral direction. , Print the paper P.
  • a sheet cassette 29 capable of accommodating a plurality of sheets P in a stacked state is provided from the opening 30 provided at the lower center of the front surface of the main body case 25. It is detachably attached to the.
  • the sheets P in the sheet cassette 29 are fed from the rear side onto the support 26 while being reversed one by one by a sheet feeding mechanism (not shown).
  • the sheets P printed on the support table 26 are sequentially discharged from the discharge port 31 constituted by an area above the sheet cassette 29 in the opening 30.
  • a paper discharge tray 32 for sequentially supporting the paper sheets P sequentially discharged from the paper discharge port 31 is provided on the upper side of the paper cassette 29 so as to be extensible and contractible in the front-rear direction.
  • a rectangular box-shaped holder case 34 whose front side is opened, and left and right provided on a bottom wall (rear wall) in the holder case 34.
  • a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) hollow ink supply needles 35 aligned in the direction are provided.
  • Each ink supply needle 35 extends in the front-rear direction and penetrates the side wall of the holder case 34.
  • One end of a flexible ink supply tube 36 is connected to the rear end of each ink supply needle 35, and the other end of the ink supply tube 36 is connected to the recording head 28.
  • cyan ink, magenta ink, yellow ink, and black ink are supplied to the four ink supply needles 35 sequentially from the left side to the right side.
  • each ink container 17 and each ink supply needle 35 have a flexible connection as an example of a flow path member that constitutes a part of the ink supply device 15 so that the ink of each color supplied corresponds. It is connected by a tube 37.
  • each ink supplied from each ink container 17 of the ink supply device 15 to each ink supply needle 35 through each connection tube 37 is supplied to the recording head 28 through each ink supply tube 36.
  • the lid 21 of the case 18 is in the form of a covered rectangular box which is long in the front-rear direction and has a shallower than the container body 20 having an opening 40 on the container body 20 side.
  • the lid 21 is connected to an upper end portion of the rear surface of the container main body 20 via a hinge portion 41. Therefore, the lid 21 pivots about the hinge portion 41 when the lid 21 is opened and closed. That is, the lid 21 is opened from the front side of the container body 20 and closed on the front side of the container body 20. In the state where the lid 21 closes the opening 19 of the container main body 20, the opening 40 is aligned with the opening 19.
  • the bottomed rectangular box-like container main body 20 has a right side wall 45 which is a wall facing the ink jet printer 12, a left side wall 46 facing the right side wall 45, and a right side wall 45. And a rear side wall 47 and a front side wall 48 orthogonal to the left side wall 46, and a bottom wall 49 perpendicular to the right side wall 45, the left side wall 46, the rear side wall 47 and the front side wall 48.
  • the opening 19 is provided on the side facing the bottom wall 49. That is, the opening 19 faces the bottom wall 49 and is formed above the bottom wall 49 in the gravity direction.
  • the right side wall 45, the left side wall 46, the back side wall 47, and the front side wall 48 respectively constitute a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall. Further, the distance between the right side wall 45 and the left side wall 46 in the container body 20 is shorter than the width of the upper end side (one end side) of the ink container 17.
  • the container body 20 includes a bottomed rectangular box-like bottom wall forming member 50 forming the bottom wall 49, a plate-like right side wall forming member 51 that forms the right side half of the side wall and is curved in a substantially U shape; And a U-shaped plate-like left side wall forming member 52 which forms a left side half, and a hollow, rectangular frame-like edge member 53 which is open at the lower side constituting the peripheral portion of the opening 19 ing.
  • the container main body 20 is comprised by combining the right side wall formation member 51 as an example of a division member, and the left side wall formation member 52 as an example of a division member. That is, the side wall of the container body 20 is configured by combining the right side wall forming member 51 and the left side wall forming member 52, which are two divided members divided into right and left.
  • steps 54 are respectively formed at positions corresponding to the contact portions between the left side wall forming member 52 and the right side wall forming member 51 in the lower end portion of the edge member 53 and the upper end portion of the bottom wall forming member 50.
  • the left side wall forming member 52 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material. Therefore, each ink container 17 accommodated inside the container main body 20 is visible from the outside of the container main body 20 through the left side wall forming member 52. In the present embodiment, the left side wall forming member 52 constitutes a visual recognition unit.
  • right projecting portions 55 which project inward (left side) are formed in accordance with the number of ink containers 17.
  • the right projecting portions 55 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.
  • Each right projecting portion 55 is formed into a substantially covered triangular box shape opened at the lower side in accordance with the shape of each tongue piece 70 to 72 described later.
  • each right projecting portion 55 has a substantially triangular shape as viewed from the upper side, and two sides of the projecting triangle are shorter on the rear side than on the front side.
  • a right recessed portion 56 as an example of a support portion for supporting the ink container 17 in a support member 92 described later is provided at a position on the upper surface of the edge member 53 overlapping on the front side of each right projecting portion 55 and a right rear corner. It is formed.
  • the four right recesses 56 are equally spaced in the front-rear direction, and have a shape that matches the shape of a portion of the support member 92.
  • a notch recess 56a is formed at the center of the bottom surface of each right recess 56.
  • a notch 57 as an example of an insertion portion extending upward from the lower end is formed in the vicinity of the right front corner portion of the rear side surface of each right projecting portion 55 and the right inner side surface of the edge member 53. .
  • the connection tubes 37 on the ink container 17 side can be inserted into the four notches 57, respectively.
  • each notch part 57 is arrange
  • Left projecting portions 58 that project inward (rightward) are formed on the left inner side surface of the edge member 53 in accordance with the number of ink containers 17.
  • the ink since the ink has four colors and the left projecting portion 58 is not necessary in the ink container 17 disposed on the front side, three left projecting portions 58 are formed.
  • Each left protrusion 58 is disposed at a position slightly forward of each right protrusion 55 in the front-rear direction.
  • the left projecting portions 58 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction.
  • Each left projecting portion 58 is in the form of a substantially covered triangular box whose lower side is open. In this case, each left projecting portion 58 has a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the upper side, and two sides of the projecting triangle are longer on the rear side than on the front side.
  • the left concave portion 59 as an example of a support portion for supporting the ink container 17 in a support member 92 described later is provided at a position overlapping on the rear side of each left protrusion 58 on the upper surface of the edge member 53 and a front left corner. It is formed.
  • the four left recesses 59 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction, and have a shape that matches the shape of a part of the support member 92.
  • a notch recess 59a is formed at the central portion of the bottom surface of each left recess 59.
  • Each left concave portion 59 is opposed to each right concave portion 56 in a direction intersecting at an angle smaller than 90 degrees (30 degrees in the present embodiment) with respect to the left-right direction.
  • a container side insertion hole 61 as an example of an insertion portion into which each connection tube 37 can be inserted is formed at a position near the front on the upper end of the inner surface of the right side wall forming member 51 It is done.
  • the right side wall forming member 51 is attached to the left side wall 25 a of the main body case 25 from the inside of the container main body 20 by a plurality of (six in this embodiment) screws 62.
  • the right side wall forming member 51 is combined with the two rectangular sheet metal members 63 arranged at an interval in the front-rear direction inside the left side wall 25a and the left side wall 25a. Is fastened to the left side wall 25 a of the main body case 25 by fastening them together with six screws 62.
  • each connection tube 37 whose downstream end side is connected to each ink supply needle 35 is inserted into the main body case side insertion hole 64 and the container side insertion hole 61.
  • the upstream end side of the container is disposed in the container body 20.
  • the front ends of these four ribs are aligned with each other, and are formed into a first rib 66, a second rib 67, a third rib 68, and a fourth rib 69 in order from the bottom to the top.
  • the length of the first rib 66 is shorter than the length of the second rib 67 in the front-rear direction
  • the length of the second rib 67 is shorter than the length of the third rib 68 in the front-rear direction.
  • the length of the third rib 68 and the length of the fourth rib 69 are the same in the front-rear direction.
  • the rear end of the first rib 66, the second rib 67, and the third rib 68 is an example of a plate-like support that largely horizontally projects inward (leftward) than the ribs 66 to 68.
  • the first tongue 70, the second tongue 71, and the third tongue 72 are integrally provided.
  • the first to third tongue pieces 70 to 72 support the end portions of the connection tubes 37 on the ink container 17 side, thereby suppressing the connection tubes 37 from hanging down.
  • the tongue pieces 70 to 72 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction, and the width in the left-right direction becomes wider toward the rear. In this case, the tongues 70 to 72 are arranged to correspond to the right protrusions 55 (see FIG. 5) of the edge member 53.
  • Each of the tongues 70 to 72 is covered by the right protrusion 55 described above.
  • a groove formed between the first rib 66 and the second rib 67 is a second tube support portion 73 supporting one of the connection tubes 37 corresponding to the yellow ink.
  • a groove formed between the second rib 67 and the third rib 68 is a third tube support 74 which supports one of the connection tubes 37 corresponding to the magenta ink.
  • a groove formed between the third rib 68 and the fourth rib 69 is a fourth tube support portion 75 which supports one of the connection tubes 37 corresponding to cyan ink.
  • the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75 are each provided with the ink container 17 accommodated in the container side insertion hole 61 and the container body 20. And guide each connecting tube 37 between them. That is, the connection tube 37 which has passed through the first to fourth tube support portions 65 and 73 to 75 comes out of the container main body 20 through the container side insertion hole 61.
  • the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75 constitute a guide portion.
  • the lengths of the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75 are different from each other according to the distance from the ink container 17 to which the connection tubes 37 to be guided are connected to the container side insertion hole 61 . That is, the lengths of the first to fourth tube supports 65, 73 to 75 are the longest for the fourth tube support 75, the second for the third tube support 74, and the second for the second tube support The portion 73 is long and the first tube support portion 65 is the shortest.
  • a part of the third tube support portion 74 in the length direction is for suppressing the connection tube 37 drawn and supported in the third tube support portion 74 from falling off the third tube support portion 74.
  • a pair of upper and lower protrusions 76 is provided as an example of the dropout suppressing portion.
  • connection tube 37 which is drawn around and supported in the fourth tube support 75 is prevented from dropping out of the fourth tube support 75 at a part of the fourth tube support 75 in the length direction.
  • a pair of upper and lower projections 76 are provided. Then, each pair of protrusions 76 bite slightly into the connection tube 37 drawn around the third tube support 74 and the fourth tube support 75.
  • Each protrusion 76 is formed to have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with the same width as the ribs 66 to 69 in the inner direction (left and right direction).
  • the first to fourth ribs 66 to 69 are sandwiched in the vertical direction A pair of through holes 77 as an example of a part is formed.
  • the second to fourth ribs 67 to 69 are interposed in the vertical direction.
  • a pair of through holes 77 is formed.
  • the third rib 68 and the fourth rib 69 are sandwiched in the vertical direction.
  • a pair of through holes 77 is formed. Then, in a state where the connection tube 37 is drawn around in the second to fourth tube support portions 73 to 75, by making the wire 78 annular through the pair of through holes 77, the ends of the wire 78 are connected to each other.
  • the connection tubes 37 are reliably held in the second to fourth tube support portions 73 to 75, respectively. Therefore, each pair of through holes 77 supplements the case where the connection tube 37 dropped out of the second to fourth tube support portions 73 to 75 is held by the wire 78.
  • first to fourth ribs 66 to 69 (second to fourth tube support portions 73 to 75), first to third tongue portions 70 to 72, and The first tube support portion 65 and the container side insertion hole 61 are covered by the edge member 53.
  • the connection tubes 37 respectively supported by the first to fourth tube support portions 65 and 73 to 75 are respectively inserted into the four notches 57. Then, the upstream end of each connection tube 37 is placed in the container body 20 from each notch 57.
  • each connection tube 37 As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, on the upstream end side of each connection tube 37, the proximal end 80b of a hollow ink introducing needle 80 as an example of a liquid introducing portion having an introducing hole 80a at the tip end is connected ing. That is, the proximal end 80 b of each ink introduction needle 80 is inserted into the upstream end of each connection tube 37. The portion of each connection tube 37 into which the proximal end 80 b of the ink introduction needle 80 is inserted is tightened by a torsion spring 81 so as to prevent the ink introduction needle 80 from coming off the connection tube 37.
  • connection tube 37 is crushed to restrict the flow of ink in each connection tube 37, and each connection tube 37 is not crushed.
  • An ink flow control member 82 is attached which is switchable between the connection tubes 37 and a mode which allows the flow of the ink.
  • the ink introduction needle 80 has a circular flange portion 83 at the middle portion thereof.
  • a cylindrical needle positioning portion 84 having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the flange portion 83 is provided on the surface of the flange portion 83 on the introduction hole 80 a side.
  • a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) positioning projections 84 a are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the needle positioning portion 84 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
  • each positioning protrusion 84 a is located inside the peripheral edge of the flange portion 83.
  • An annular ring groove 86 to which the E-ring 85 can be attached is formed at a position slightly proximal to the flange portion 83 on the outer peripheral surface of the ink introduction needle 80.
  • the ink introduction needle 80 is attached with a covered circular box-shaped cap 87 opened on one side so as to accommodate the portion from the flange portion 83 to the tip of the ink introduction needle 80. That is, a cap insertion hole 88 is formed in the center of the bottom wall of the cap 87 so that the base end side of the ink introduction needle 80 can be inserted from the inner side of the flange portion 83 from the inside of the cap 87 A groove 89 is formed.
  • the E ring 85 is attached to the ring groove 86 of the ink introduction needle 80 in a state where the base end side of the ink introduction needle 80 is inserted from the inside of the cap 87 into the cap insertion hole 88 of the cap 87
  • the cap 87 is attached to the ink introduction needle 80.
  • the bottom wall of the cap 87 is held with a slight play by the flange portion 83 and the E-ring 85, so that rattling of the ink introduction needle 80 and the cap 87 is suppressed.
  • the tip of the ink introduction needle 80 is fitted in the cap 87.
  • each ink container 17 communicates with the inside of the ink bag 90 at the upper end portion of the ink bag 90 and the ink bag 90 as an example of a liquid storage unit for storing ink.
  • an ink lead-out part 91 as an example of the formed liquid lead-out part.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 is located above the ink bag 90 in the gravity direction.
  • a support member (hanger member) 92 constituting a liquid container support portion supported by the container main body 20 (see FIG. 5). Is attached. That is, the ink bag 90 is engaged with the support member 92.
  • the ink bag 90 is formed by welding the peripheries of these two flexible films in a state where the cylindrical ink lead-out portion 91 is sandwiched between the peripheries of the two rectangular flexible films 90 a. That is, the ink bag 90 is a bag body constituted by the flexible films 90a which are two flexible walls facing each other, and the two flexible films 90a facing each other by consumption of the ink accommodated in the inside are It is formed to approach each other.
  • the flexible portion is constituted by the two flexible films 90 a constituting the ink bag 90.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 is disposed at the center in the width direction of the upper end portion of the ink bag 90.
  • the upper end portion of the ink lead-out portion 91 is exposed from the ink bag 90, and the lower end portion is disposed in the ink bag 90.
  • a lead-out flange portion 93 having a substantially square shape with rounded corner portions is provided.
  • flange concave portions 93a are formed in pairs.
  • Ink bag through holes 94 are respectively formed at both end portions in the width direction of the welded portion where the ink is not stored at the upper end portion of the ink bag 90.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 has an annular packing 95 forming an ink lead-out port 95a for drawing out ink, and a packing 95 for closing the ink lead-out port 95a from the inside. And a coil spring 97 which biases the valve body 96 from the inside toward the packing 95.
  • An ink discharge tube 99 as an example of a flow path forming member which forms a flow path 99 a via a flexible connection flow path member 98 having a cylindrical shape at the lower end portion of the ink discharge portion 91 in the ink bag 90.
  • the upper end side (one end side) is connected.
  • the connection channel member 98 is made of, for example, an elastomer.
  • the lower end side (the other end side) of the ink outlet tube 99 extends to the lower portion in the ink bag 90. That is, the lower end side of the ink lead-out tube 99 extends to the side opposite to the side where the ink lead-out portion 91 is formed in the ink bag 90. Therefore, the flow path 99 a in the ink discharge tube 99 extends to the lower part in the gravity direction in the ink bag 90.
  • the length of the ink outlet tube 99 is set such that the lower end of the ink outlet tube 99 does not contact the lower end in the ink bag 90 filled with ink.
  • the ink discharge tube 99 is made of a material having a specific gravity larger than that of the ink filled in the ink bag 90.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 is made of a fluorine resin resistant to ink.
  • the fluorine resin is, for example, PFA (tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, specific gravity: 2.12 to 2.17), PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene (tetrafluorinated), specific gravity: 2.14 to 2) .20), FEP (tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (4.6 fluorinated), specific gravity: 2.12 to 2.17), ETFE (tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer, specific gravity: 1.
  • PCTFE polychlorotrifluoroethylene (trifluorinated), specific gravity: 2.10 to 2.20
  • PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride (difluorinated), specific gravity: 1.75 to 1) .78) etc.
  • a communication hole 100 communicating the inside of the ink lead-out portion 91 with the inside of the ink bag 90 is formed in a portion of the ink lead-out portion 91 extending into the ink bag 90.
  • inclined portions 101 are formed as an example of a guide portion that is inclined to rise toward the communication hole 100.
  • the bore diameter of the communication hole 100 is smaller than the bore diameter of the ink inlet at the lower end of the ink lead-out tube 99 (opposite to the ink lead-out portion 91 side).
  • the ink is a pigment ink
  • the pigment settles on the bottom of the ink bag 90, causing a problem of density difference between the ink supplied first and the ink supplied later.
  • a low density ink is introduced from the communication hole 100, and a low density ink is introduced from the ink outlet tube 99 so that the dark ink and the thin ink are mixed and the ink of the appropriate density is the ink outlet 91 It has the effect of being sent to
  • each ink container 17 is attached to the upper end portion of the ink bag 90 so as to sandwich the upper end portion with each other. It has 106.
  • the first support member 105 extends in the longitudinal direction to a substantially rectangular top plate portion 107 extending along the width direction of the ink bag 90 and a central portion in the short side of the lower surface of the top plate portion 107. And a side plate portion 108 provided vertically and integrally.
  • both end portions of the top plate portion 107 of the first support member 105 are substantially arc-shaped, and the ink lead-out portion 91 is inserted in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the top plate portion 107.
  • a cylindrical lead-out portion insertion portion 109 is formed to penetrate.
  • a screw thread 110 capable of being screwed with the screw groove 89 of the cap 87 is formed. Therefore, the cap 87 can be screwed to the lead-out portion insertion portion 109.
  • the outer diameter of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the flange portion 83 of the ink introduction needle 80.
  • the inner diameter of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109 is larger than the outer diameter of the needle positioning portion 84 of the ink introduction needle 80.
  • the inner diameter of the needle positioning portion 84 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the upper end portion of the ink lead-out portion 91.
  • a semicircular surface 111 along a part of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109 is formed at a portion of the side plate portion 108 of the first support member 105 corresponding to the lead-out portion insertion portion 109.
  • a fitting hole 112 is provided at an end of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109 on the side of the semicircular surface 111 in which the lead-out flange portion 93 of the ink lead-out portion 91 can be fitted.
  • the fitting hole 112 has a substantially square shape with rounded corners so as to correspond to the lead-out flange 93.
  • a ridge 113 extending in the vertical direction is formed in a portion from the central portion of the semicircular arc surface 111 to the insertion hole 112.
  • a step portion 114 is formed which engages with the lead-out flange portion 93 of the ink lead-out portion 91 in the vertical direction. Then, when the ink lead-out portion 91 is inserted into the lead-out portion insertion portion 109, the lead-out flange portion 93 is inserted into the insertion fitting hole 112, and the flange recess 93a of the lead-out flange portion 93 is engaged with the projection 113 By doing this, the ink lead-out portion 91 is positioned.
  • positioning holes 120 are respectively formed on both sides of the semicircular surface 111 in the side plate portion 108 of the first support member 105. Furthermore, screw holes 121 are respectively formed on both sides of both positioning holes 120 in the side plate portion 108.
  • a plate-like protruding piece portion 122 integrally formed with the side plate portion 108 is provided on lower surfaces of both end portions of the top plate portion 107 of the first support member 105.
  • cylindrical convex portions 123 to be inserted through the both ink bag through holes 94 of the ink bag 90 are provided in a protruding manner.
  • the second support member 106 has a substantially L-shaped plate shape, and extends in the width direction of the ink bag 90 and has a rectangular plate-like horizontal portion 124 opposed to the lower surface of the top plate portion 107 of the first support member 105. And a rectangular plate-like vertical portion 125 opposed to the side plate portion 108 of the first support member 105.
  • a portion of the second support member 106 corresponding to the semicircular arc surface 111 of the side plate portion 108 of the first support member 105 is a portion immediately below the discharge flange portion 93 in the ink discharge portion 91 (ink bag in the ink discharge portion 91
  • a support recess 126 is provided in which the portion on the ink bag 90 side of the lead-out flange portion 93 in the portion exposed from 90 is inserted.
  • the width of the support recess 126 is narrower than the width of the lead-out flange portion 93 of the ink lead-out portion 91.
  • Positioning protrusions 127 to be inserted into the two positioning holes 120 respectively project at positions corresponding to the two positioning holes 120 of the first support member 105 in the vertical portion 125 of the second supporting member 106.
  • screw insertion holes 129 through which the screws 128 respectively screwed into the both screw holes 121 are formed are formed It is done.
  • both screws 128 are respectively inserted into both screw insertion holes 129 of the second support member 106 and then screwed into both screw holes 121 of the first support member 105.
  • the support member 92 is attached to the ink bag 90 to which the ink lead-out portion 91 is fixed.
  • the support member 92 engages with the lead-out flange portion 93 of the ink lead-out portion 91 and engages with the ink bag through holes 94 on both sides of the ink lead-out portion 91 in the vertical direction. That is, the support member 92 supports the ink lead-out portion 91 and also supports the ink bag 90 on both sides of the ink lead-out portion 91 in the ink bag 90.
  • the upper end portion of the ink bag 90 is disposed in the gap formed between the side plate portion 108 of the first support member 105 and the vertical portion 125 of the second support member 106. . Therefore, the side plate portion 108 and the vertical portion 125 do not prevent the deformation even when the ink bag 90 is deformed due to the consumption of the ink inside.
  • the two projecting pieces 122 (see FIG. 16) of the first support member 105 are respectively inserted into the notch recess 56a (see FIG. 5) and the notch recess 59a (see FIG. 5).
  • the ink containers 17 are accommodated side by side in the front-rear direction in a state where the ink containers 17 are detachably supported so as to obliquely intersect the container body 20 at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the left-right direction.
  • each ink container 17 is suspended from the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the container body 20 at the support member 92 located on the upper end side (one end side).
  • each ink container 17 is in a state of floating from the inner bottom surface of the container main body 20. Then, in a state where each ink container 17 is suspended by the container main body 20, the support member 92 supports the lead-out flange portion 93 of the ink lead-out portion 91 (see FIG. 16) and the ink bag 90 It is supported by the ink bag through holes 94 on both sides of 91.
  • the lower end of the ink bag 90 is lowered (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 22) by the amount that the thickness of each ink container 17 decreases with consumption of the ink in the ink bag 90 Even when the ink within 90 is emptied, the state of floating from the inner bottom surface of the container body 20 is maintained.
  • the ink introduction needle 80 is connected to the ink lead-out portion 91 of each ink container 17 accommodated in the container main body 20 as described above. That is, when the ink introducing needle 80 is connected to the ink lead-out portion 91, the cap 87 attached to the ink introducing needle 80 to which the upstream end side of each connection tube 37 is connected is the outlet portion of each ink container 17 The insertion unit 109 is covered.
  • the cap 87 is rotated to screw the screw groove 89 of the cap 87 into the screw thread 110 of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109.
  • the ink introduction needle 80 is inserted into the inside of the ink lead-out portion 91 from the ink lead-out port 95 a.
  • the cap 87 is further rotated and the cap 87 is completely screwed to the lead-out portion insertion portion 109, the ink introduction needle 80 resists the biasing force of the coil spring 97 and the valve body 96 is removed from the packing 95. Press down to separate.
  • the valve body 96 is moved to the valve opening position separated from the packing 95, and the inside of the ink bag 90 and the inside of the ink introduction needle 80 communicate with each other. Therefore, the inside of the ink bag 90 communicates with the inside of the connection tube 37 through the inside of the ink lead-out portion 91 and the inside of the ink introduction needle 80.
  • the needle positioning portion 84 of the ink introduction needle 80 is inserted into the inside of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109, and each positioning projection 84a abuts the inner circumferential surface of the lead-out portion insertion portion 109 as appropriate.
  • the position 80 is positioned at the center position of the ink outlet 91.
  • each ink container 17 is set in the case 18, the ink of each ink container 17 is supplied from the connection tube 37 to the recording head 28 through the ink supply needle 35 and the ink supply tube 36.
  • the respective inks supplied to the recording head 28 are jetted from the respective nozzles (not shown) of the recording head 28 onto the sheet P to perform printing.
  • each ink container 17 in the case 18 is consumed by the printing of the sheet P, the ink bag 90 of each ink container 17 is gradually contracted with the consumption of the ink.
  • the left side wall forming member 52 constituting the container main body 20 of the case 18 is transparent, each ink container 17 in the case 18 from the outside of the case 18 through the left side wall forming member 52 without opening the lid 21.
  • the degree of deflation (displacement) of the ink bag 90 can be visually recognized.
  • the left side wall forming member 52 occupies not only the majority of the left side surface of the container body 20 but also the majority of the left side half of the front side and the rear side of the container body 20.
  • the ink containers 17 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction so as to be parallel to each other in the case 18 so that the left side is located on the front side of the right side in the case 18.
  • the degree of shrinkage of the ink bags 90 of all the ink containers 17 in the case 18 can be viewed from the front side of the case 18 from the outside of the case 18. Therefore, the replacement time of each ink container can be recognized from the degree of shrinkage of the ink bag 90 of each ink container 17.
  • the lower end of the ink lead-out tube 99 in the ink bag 90 of each ink container 17 extends to the lower part in the direction of gravity in the ink bag 90. For this reason, the ink in the ink bag 90 is sucked from the lower end portion in the ink bag 90 through the ink outlet tube 99 and consumed.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 is made of a material having a specific gravity larger than that of the ink in the ink bag 90, it does not float up in the ink bag 90. Therefore, the position of the lower end of the ink lead-out tube 99 is always maintained at the lower side in the direction of gravity in the ink bag 90, so the residual ink in the ink bag 90 after use can be reduced.
  • the ink circulation adjusting member 82 (see FIG. 13) attached to the connection tube 37 corresponding to the ink container 17 to be replaced This is performed after crushing 37 to restrict the flow of ink in the connection tube 37.
  • the operation in the case where the document G larger than the reading surface 13 a is read by the reading device 13 of the image forming system 11 will be described.
  • the auto document feeder 16 is opened to expose the reading surface 13a.
  • a region of the document G desired to be read falls on the reading surface 13a, and a part of the document G protruding from the reading surface 13a is located on the case 18 (on the lid 21). Place the original G.
  • the height of the case 18 is equal to the height of the reading surface 13a. That is, the height of the case 18 is 5 mm lower than the height of the reading surface 13a. Therefore, a part of the document G is supported on the case 18 without being caught on the side surface of the case 18. Then, when the reading device 13 is operated with the auto document feeder 16 closed, the area on the reading surface 13 a of the document G is read.
  • the ink container 17 is removable from the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 so that the ink lead-out portion 91 is located above the ink bag 90 in the direction of gravity. Supported by For this reason, the ink lead-out portion 91 and the ink introduction needle 80 can be easily and reliably connected while confirming visually.
  • the ink since the ink usually accumulates in the lower part of the ink bag 90 by its own weight, when the ink lead-out part 91 is in the lower part of the ink bag 90, when the connection failure between the ink lead-out part 91 and the ink introduction needle 80 occurs Leakage may increase.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 is located above the ink bag 90 in the direction of gravity, even if there is a connection failure between the ink lead-out portion 91 and the ink introduction needle 80, the ink leaks. The amount can be reduced.
  • the ink bag 90 is a bag constituted by two opposing flexible films 90a, and is formed so that the two opposing flexible films 90a approach each other by consumption of the ink contained inside. It is done. Therefore, by visually recognizing the displacement state of the flexible film 90a due to the consumption of the ink in the ink bag 90, the consumption state of the ink in the ink bag 90 can be easily recognized.
  • the case 18 has a bottom wall 49, an opening 19 opposed to the bottom wall 49 and formed above the bottom wall 49 in the direction of gravity, and a lid 21 covering the opening 19 so as to open and close.
  • the ink container 17 is detachably accommodated in the case 18 through the opening 19. According to this configuration, since the ink container 17 is attached to and detached from the case 18 through the opening 19 formed in the upper side in the direction of gravity in the case 18, the attachment and detachment operation of the ink container 17 with respect to the case 18 is facilitated. It can be carried out. In addition, after the ink container 17 is accommodated in the case 18, the opening 19 can be covered by the lid 21.
  • the ink container 17 and the connection tube 37 may be damaged, or the ink lead-out portion 91 and the ink introduction It is possible to prevent an accidental disconnection of the connection with the needle 80. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the supply failure of the ink and the contamination by the ink. Furthermore, since the connection operation and the removal operation between the ink lead-out portion 91 and the ink introduction needle 80 can be performed on the case 18 having the bottom wall 49, even if the ink is dropped, the dropped ink is carried out in the case 18. It can be received. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the contamination of the outside of the case 18 with the ink.
  • the case 18 has the transparent left side wall forming member 52 which can visually recognize the degree of shrinkage of the ink bag 90 accompanying the consumption of the ink in the ink container 17. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the degree of shrinkage of the ink bag 90 of the ink container 17 in the case 18 from the outside of the case 18. That is, the consumption condition of the ink of the ink container 17 in the case 18 can be confirmed from the outside of the case 18.
  • the distance between the right side wall 45 and the left side wall 46 in the case 18 is shorter than the width of the ink container 17. Therefore, by obliquely storing the ink containers 17 in the case 18, the case 18 can be reduced in size.
  • the ink outlet portion 91 of the ink container 17 is formed on the upper end side of the ink bag 90, and the ink container 17 engages with the upper end side on which the ink outlet portion 91 is formed.
  • a support member 92 is provided, and is supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 via the support member 92. According to this configuration, since the upper end side of the ink container 17 on which the ink lead-out portion 91 is formed is supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18, the connection between the ink lead-out portion 91 and the ink introduction needle 80 Can be done easily.
  • the ink container 17 includes the support member 92, the ink container 17 can be handled by gripping the support member 92. Therefore, the ink container 17 can be attached to and detached from the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18. Work can be done easily.
  • the ink jet printer 12 is of a type in which the carriage 27 on which the recording head 28 is mounted moves, the vibration of the ink jet printer 12 is transmitted to the ink container 17 and the lower portion of the ink container 17 Swings. Furthermore, since the support member 92 on the upper end side of the ink container 17 is disposed in a direction intersecting the moving direction (main scanning direction) of the carriage 27 in plan view, the support member 92 is in the direction parallel to the main scanning direction. Vibration due to the movement of the carriage 27 is more likely to be transmitted to the ink container 17 as compared to the case where it is disposed.
  • the ink in the ink bag 90 is a pigment ink containing a pigment which is easily precipitated in the ink
  • the pigment ink can be agitated by the swinging of the lower portion of the ink container 17. Therefore, the concentration difference of the pigment in the pigment ink can be suppressed.
  • the support member 92 of the ink container 17 supports the ink lead-out portion 91 of the ink container 17. For this reason, since the ink bag 90 is extended cleanly without wrinkles and twists as the ink in the ink bag 90 of the ink container 17 is consumed, the ink is stably supplied to the ink jet printer 12. Can.
  • the support member 92 of the ink container 17 supports the ink bag 90 on both sides of the ink lead-out portion 91. Therefore, the ink bag 90 can be stably and stably supported by the support member 92.
  • the ink container 17 communicates with the ink lead-out portion 91, and has a flow passage 99a extending to the lower part in the gravity direction of the ink bag 90. According to this configuration, even if the ink lead-out portion 91 is located at the upper part of the ink bag 90, the ink can be sucked up from the lower part in the ink bag 90 via the flow path 99a. Can be stably supplied to the ink jet printer 12 side.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 of the ink container 17 is made of a material having a larger specific gravity than the ink contained in the ink bag 90. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the lifting of the ink lead-out tube 99 in the ink in the ink bag 90. Therefore, since the ink located on the lower end side opposite to the ink lead-out portion 91 in the ink bag 90 can be smoothly led to the ink lead-out portion 91 by the ink lead-out tube 99, the ink remaining in the ink bag 90 is It can be reduced.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 of the ink container 17 has a communication hole 100 communicating with the inside of the ink bag 90 at a portion extending into the ink bag 90. According to this configuration, when ink is injected into the ink bag 90 from the ink lead-out portion 91 located vertically above the ink bag 90, air bubbles mixed in the ink in the ink bag 90 are communicated with the communication holes of the ink lead-out portion 91 The ink can be discharged to the outside of the ink container 17 from 100.
  • an inclined portion 101 is formed to be inclined to rise toward the communication hole 100. Therefore, when ink is injected into the ink bag 90 from the ink outlet portion 91 located vertically above the ink bag 90, air bubbles mixed in the ink in the ink bag 90 are guided to the communication hole 100 by the inclined portion 101. can do. As a result, air bubbles mixed in the ink in the ink bag 90 can be smoothly discharged from the communication hole 100 to the outside of the ink container 17.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 of the ink container 17 is connected to the ink lead-out portion 91 via the flexible connection flow path member 98. Therefore, the ink lead-out tube 99 can be easily connected to the ink lead-out portion 91 by the connection flow path member 98.
  • connection tubes 37 can be guided in the container body 20 by the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75, the connection tubes 37 can be easily pulled around in the container body 20. it can.
  • a container side insertion hole 61 into which each connection tube 37 can be inserted is formed on the inner surface of the right side wall forming member 51 of the container body 20 of the case 18, and the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 Reference numeral 75 guides each connection tube 37 between the container side insertion hole 61 and each ink container 17 accommodated in the container body 20. Therefore, the connection tubes 37 inserted into the container main body 20 from the container side insertion holes 61 up to the respective ink containers 17 accommodated in the container main body 20 by the first to fourth tube supporting portions 65, 73 to 75. Can be guided.
  • the lengths of the first to fourth tube support portions 65 and 73 to 75 in the case 18 are the distance from the ink container 17 to which the connection tube 37 guided by them is connected to the container side insertion hole 61 Depending on each other. For this reason, it can suppress that each connection tube 37 is connected to each wrong ink container 17.
  • the container main body 20 of the case 18 is provided with an edge member 53 constituting the peripheral portion of the opening 19 for accommodating the ink containers 17, and the edge member 53 is provided with the first to fourth tube support portions 65. , 73-75 are covered. Therefore, the edge members 53 can protect the connection tubes 37 guided by the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75.
  • connection tubes 37 can be easily connected to the ink containers 17 by inserting the connection tubes 37 into the notches 57.
  • each ink container 17 can be supported by each right recess 56 and each left recess 59.
  • the third and fourth tube support portions 74 and 75 of the case 18 have respective projections 76 for suppressing the connection tubes 37 from falling off from the third and fourth tube support portions 74 and 75. It is provided. Therefore, the projections 76 can prevent the connection tubes 37 from falling off the third and fourth tube support portions 74 and 75.
  • connection tube 37 can be easily and reliably held in the second to fourth tube support portions 73 to 75 by connecting the end portions of the wire annularly through the wire through the through hole 77. it can.
  • the side wall of the container body 20 of the case 18 is configured by combining the right side wall forming member 51 and the left side wall forming member 52 which are divided into right and left. For this reason, the side wall of the container body 20 of the case 18 can be easily formed.
  • the ink supply device 15 includes the case 18, the ink containers 17 accommodated in the case 18, and the connection tubes 37 connected to the ink containers 17. Therefore, the ink of each ink container 17 accommodated in the case 18 can be supplied to the ink jet printer 12 through the connection tubes 37.
  • the ink jet printer 12 includes the recording head 28 capable of ejecting the ink supplied through the connection tubes 37 of the ink supply device 15 onto the sheet P. Therefore, it is possible to print the sheet P by jetting the ink supplied from the recording head 28 to the sheet P through the connection tubes 37 of the ink supply device 15.
  • the case 18 is arranged on the side of the image forming apparatus 14 so that the height thereof is aligned with the reading surface 13a. Therefore, when the document G larger than the reading surface 13 a is read, a part of the document G can be supported by the case 18.
  • the height of the case 18 is smaller than the height of the reading surface 13a. Therefore, when the document G larger than the reading surface 13 a is placed on the reading surface 13 a, the case where the document G is caught on the case 18 can be suppressed.
  • the case 18 is detachably attached to the ink jet printer 12 of the image forming apparatus 14. Therefore, the case 18 can be freely attached to and detached from the ink jet printer 12.
  • the additional cassette unit 141 having the additional sheet cassette 140 may be attached to the lower part of the image forming apparatus.
  • a pedestal 142 as an example of an adjusting member for adjusting the height of the case 18 to be increased by an amount corresponding to a change in height of the image forming apparatus 14 is attached to the lower part of the case 18.
  • the pedestal 142 has a bottomed rectangular box shape having a recessed portion 143 which is recessed in a rectangular shape in the center of the lower surface thereof.
  • a raised portion 144 which is raised by the amount of depression of the depressed portion 143 is formed.
  • the upper surface of the raised portion 144 is flat.
  • a plurality of (in this case, ten) plate-like support ribs 145 are provided at appropriate intervals around the ridges 144 around the ridges 144 on the inner bottom surface of the pedestal 142.
  • the raised portion 144 is adhered to the central portion of the lower surface of the bottom wall forming member 50 constituting the case 18 with a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown).
  • the peripheral portion of the upper end of the pedestal 142 is engaged with the peripheral portion of the lower surface of the forming member 50.
  • the auto document feeder 16 may be changed to the lid member 146 which can open and close the reading surface 13a.
  • the case 18 of the ink supply device 15 is a single black ink container.
  • the size may be changed to accommodate the ink container 17.
  • the ink container 17 is accommodated in the case 18 such that the width direction thereof is the front-rear direction.
  • the lid 21 which covers the opening 19 of the case 18 so as to be freely opened and closed is omitted.
  • a communication hole 147 may be provided at the upper end portion of the ink lead-out tube 99 to communicate the inside of the ink lead-out tube 99 with the inside of the ink bag 90.
  • the ink lead-out portion 91 is disposed vertically above the ink bag 90 and the ink is injected into the ink bag 90, air bubbles mixed in the ink in the ink bag 90 are communicated holes
  • the ink can be discharged to the outside of the ink container 17 from 147.
  • the communication hole 100 of the ink lead-out portion 91 may be omitted.
  • the weight 148 may be disposed at the lower end portion of the ink lead-out tube 99 which is the end opposite to the ink lead-out portion 91.
  • the weight 148 has a cylindrical shape, and is fitted into the lower end of the ink discharge tube 99.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 does not necessarily have to be made of a material having a specific gravity larger than that of the ink filled in the ink bag 90. In this way, it is possible to effectively suppress the lifting of the ink lead-out tube 99 in the ink in the ink bag 90.
  • the ink located at the lower end portion on the opposite side to the ink lead-out portion 91 in the ink bag 90 can be led to the ink lead-out portion 91 by the ink lead-out tube 99, the ink remaining in the ink bag 90 is reduced. can do.
  • the tube may be made of the same flexible material as the connection flow path member 98, such as an elastomer. In this case, even if the ink discharge tube 99 is relatively hard, the ink bag 90 can be prevented from being damaged.
  • the ink discharge tube 99 may be covered by a cover member 149 as shown in FIG.
  • the cover member 149 is configured by, for example, a coil spring.
  • the weight of the cover member 149 can prevent the ink lead-out tube 99 from floating in the ink in the ink bag 90.
  • the average specific gravity of the material forming the ink lead-out tube 99 and the material forming the cover member 149 is preferably larger than the specific gravity of the ink filled in the ink bag 90.
  • the weight 148 is attached to the lower end portion of the ink outlet tube 99, the ink outlet tube 99 does not necessarily have to be made of a material having a specific gravity larger than the ink filled in the ink bag 90.
  • the case 18 may be disposed on the side of the reading device 13 so that the heights of the reading surface 13a and the upper surface are aligned.
  • an extension 12a capable of supporting the case 18 may be extended on the side surface of the ink jet printer 12, and the case 18 may be supported by the extension 12a.
  • the ink discharge tube 99 forming the flow path 99a may be omitted.
  • the support member 92 of the ink container 17 does not necessarily support the ink bag 90 on both sides of the ink lead-out portion 91.
  • the support member 92 of the ink container 17 does not have to support the ink lead-out portion 91 of the ink container 17.
  • the upper end of the ink container 17 on which the ink lead-out portion 91 is formed is not necessarily supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 and suspended. That is, the ink container 17 may be accommodated in a state of being placed on the inner bottom surface of the case 18. In this case, the inner bottom surface (bottom wall 49) of the case 18 functions as a support for supporting the ink container 17.
  • the hard support portion having a shape that can be supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 on the upper end portion (one end side on the ink lead-out portion 91 side) of the ink container 17 It may be provided instead of the support member 92 as a support portion. In this way, the ink container 17 can handle the support by gripping it. Therefore, the mounting and demounting operation of the ink container 17 with respect to the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 can be easily performed.
  • the ink container 17 does not necessarily have to be supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 via the support member 92.
  • the distance between the right side wall 45 and the left side wall 46 in the case 18 does not necessarily have to be shorter than the width of the ink container 17.
  • the case 18 does not necessarily have to have the transparent left side wall forming member 52 which can visually recognize the degree of shrinkage of the ink bag 90 accompanying the consumption of the ink in the ink container 17.
  • the opening 19 of the case 18 does not have to be provided at the upper end of the container body 20, and may be provided on the side surface of the container body 20.
  • the lid 21 of the case 18 may be omitted.
  • the ink bag 90 does not have to be entirely composed of the flexible film 90a. That is, the ink bag 90 may be configured by a flexible portion made in part of a flexible material. Also, the material constituting the flexible portion of the ink bag 90 may be transparent or opaque.
  • the ink container 17 does not necessarily have to be detachably supported by the right recess 56 and the left recess 59 of the case 18 so that the ink lead-out portion 91 is located above the ink bag 90 in the direction of gravity.
  • the ink introduction needle 80 may be omitted, and the end of the connection tube 37 may be directly connected to the ink lead-out portion 91.
  • the end of the connection tube 37 connected to the ink outlet 91 functions as a liquid inlet.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 of the ink container 17 does not necessarily have to be connected to the ink lead-out portion 91 via the flexible connection flow path member 98. That is, the ink lead-out tube 99 may be connected to the ink lead-out portion 91 with an adhesive or an adhesive tape.
  • a curved portion may be formed as a guiding portion so as to rise toward the communication hole 100.
  • the communication hole 100 of the ink lead-out portion 91 of the ink container 17 may be omitted.
  • the ink outlet tube 99 of the ink container 17 does not necessarily have to be made of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the ink stored in the ink bag 90.
  • the ink lead-out tube 99 of the ink container 17 may be made of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the ink contained in the ink bag 90, only a part of the lower end opposite to the ink lead-out portion 91. Good.
  • the side wall of the container body 20 of the case 18 does not necessarily have to be configured by combining the right side wall forming member 51 and the left side wall forming member 52 which are divided into right and left. That is, the side wall of the container body 20 may be configured by combining three or more divided members, or may be configured by one undivided member.
  • the through hole 77 formed in the container body 20 of the case 18 may be omitted.
  • the projections 76 formed on the third and fourth tube support portions 74 and 75 of the case 18 may be omitted.
  • the notch 57 provided in the edge member 53 of the case 18 may be omitted.
  • the edge member 53 of the case 18 may be provided with a hole through which the connection tube 37 can be inserted as an insertion portion.
  • the edge member 53 of the case 18 does not necessarily have to cover the first to fourth tube supports 65, 73 to 75.
  • the lengths of the first to fourth tube support portions 65 and 73 to 75 in the case 18 are not necessarily in accordance with the distance from the ink container 17 to which the connection tube 37 guided by them is connected to the container side insertion hole 61 Need not be different from each other.
  • the first to fourth tube support portions 65, 73 to 75 of the case 18 guide the connection tubes 37 between the container side insertion hole 61 and the ink containers 17 accommodated in the container body 20. There is no need.
  • the guide portion may be configured only by the dropout suppressing portion (each protrusion 76).
  • the guide portion may have any configuration as long as the connection tube 37 can be placed along the inner side surface of the container body 20 to access the ink container 17.
  • the guide portion may be configured by a recessed groove provided on the inner side surface of the container body 20.
  • the right side wall formation member 51 and the left side wall formation member 52 which comprise the container main body 20 may be made into the plate shape bent in L shape.
  • Each protrusion 76 may be formed on all of the ribs 66 to 69, or may be formed on a part of the ribs 66 to 69.
  • each protrusion 76 may be arbitrarily changed as long as the width of each protrusion 76 is such that the connection tube 37 hits.
  • the color of each cap 87 may be matched with the color of the ink stored in each ink container 17 corresponding to each cap 87. In this way, it is possible to prevent the cap 87 from being connected incorrectly to the ink container 17.
  • the case 18 need not necessarily be detachably attached to the ink jet printer 12 of the image forming apparatus 14. That is, the case 18 may be fixed to the ink jet printer 12 of the image forming apparatus 14.
  • the height of the case 18 does not necessarily have to be lower than the height of the reading surface 13a. That is, the height of the case 18 may be the same as the height of the reading surface 13a or higher than the height of the reading surface 13a.
  • a plastic film, cloth, metal foil or the like may be used as a target.
  • a plastic film, cloth, metal foil or the like may be used as a medium.
  • the liquid ejecting apparatus may be a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects or discharges a liquid other than the ink.
  • the liquid referred to here may be any material that can be ejected from the liquid ejecting apparatus.
  • liquid phase it may be in the state when the substance is in the liquid phase, and high or low viscosity liquids, sols, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melt Should contain a fluid such as). Further, not only liquid as one state of substance but also particles of functional material consisting of solid matter such as pigment and metal particles are considered to be dissolved, dispersed or mixed in a solvent.
  • the liquid include a liquid applied to a print medium before or after printing with ink or ink as described in the above embodiments, a liquid for humidifying or cleaning a liquid jet nozzle of a liquid jetting apparatus , Liquid crystal and the like.
  • the ink includes general aqueous inks and oil-based inks, and various liquid compositions such as gel inks and hot melt inks.
  • the liquid ejecting apparatus include, for example, a liquid containing materials such as an electrode material and a coloring material used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a surface emitting display, a color filter, etc. in the form of dispersion or dissolution.
  • a liquid injection device that injects
  • it may be a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects a bioorganic substance used for producing a biochip, a liquid ejecting apparatus that is used as a precision pipette and ejects a liquid to be a sample, a textile printing apparatus, a micro dispenser, or the like.
  • a transparent resin liquid such as an ultraviolet curable resin is used to form a liquid ejecting apparatus that injects lubricating oil at precise points, such as watches and cameras, and micro hemispherical lenses (optical lenses) used for optical communication elements and the like. It may be a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects onto the substrate. In addition, it may be a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects an etching solution such as acid or alkali to etch a substrate or the like.

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